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John Babcock (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

John Babcock of Barclays on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.3★

Success59%

Excess return+11.4%

rank#1,722

Ratings140

ratings on stock perps11

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	132	174
Stock	18	23
Buy / hold / sell	70 / 39 / 23	93 / 44 / 37
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 1 / 14	2 / 2 / 18
Price targets hit / missed	35 / 97 (27%)	40 / 128 (24%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-2.5%	-0.7%
Best / worst call	+152.2% / -44.7%	+571.3% / -77.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.9% · vs S&P 500 -1.6% · targets hit within a year – (n = 11)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CVNA Carvana Co.	Buy · Maintained	$93.00	+32.3%	Jul 31, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 31, 2026 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $93.00 · article
Jul 22, 2026 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $94.00 · article
Jun 8, 2026 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $93.00 · article
May 14, 2026 $CVNA: Reiterated · Buy · $93.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $95.00 · article
Apr 7, 2026 $CVNA: Reiterated · Buy · $86.00 · article
Feb 20, 2026 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
Jan 21, 2026 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $106 · article
Dec 11, 2025 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $93.00 · article
Nov 18, 2025 $CVNA: Maintained · Buy · $78.00 · article
Nov 11, 2025 $CVNA: Initiated · Buy · $78.00 · article

John Babcock4.3★ · 59% success · +11.4% excess return · TipRanks data via FMP · Source headlines via TheFly/StreetInsider (FMP). Reaction = venue-median perp move after our detection — an observation, not investment advice.